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Tips for making weaning fun. Win!

Wills is seven months old now and has been an absolute star on his weaning journey. He’s gone from trying those first few veggies to now eating meat, as well as feeding himself with finger foods.

He isn’t at all fussy, trying lots of different flavours offered to him and pretty much embracing each one straight away. Neither of his sisters are fussy eaters and so it is a big relief that he is going to be a great eater too!

I’ve tried to make his weaning journey as fun as possible, using songs and games to keep him smiling throughout. I make positive noises when giving him new tastes so that he associates them with happy, smiley times.

He has always enjoyed putting food into my mouth and so I’ve turned that into a game too, pretending to steal his food so that he quickly gobbles it up. Works like a charm every time!

Babies love to use their hands and so I’ve given him more control over his eating now that he is a little more capable. He’s now quite good at feeding himself with a loaded spoon as he has realised that spoons always deliver food to his mouth.

I’ve continued offering him bright colourful finger foods too and he loves nothing more than to mush them around his highchair tray. Mess is the ultimate fun activity isn’t it?

Another fun activity we’ve been trying is having meal time in front of a mirror. Babies absolutely love to look at their own reflection, so it has meant that he’s been so busy looking at himself he hasn’t noticed whether he has enjoyed a new taste or not. The overall experience is a positive one and that’s what matters at this stage.

Wills has tried such a wide variety of tastes over the last few weeks and so all we need to do over the next few months is slowly move away from purees, using more of a chopped approach to the foods we’re eating as a family. Besides that he is now a confident little eater and I am thrilled!

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Capturing the expressions on my daughter’s face when she tries new foods and textures for the first time, printing them out and posting them in her very own ‘Ella’s Kitchen Weaning Wall Chart’ for her to look back on when she’s older!

Jade Brown

I love getting creative and making up different purees for my LG to try but also trying out different pouches of food of fruit and vegetables that wouldn’t usually be part of mine or my partner’s diets. My LG also loves to watch me try the new purees out myself which appears to encourage her too! I’m looking forward to moving onto finger foods and chunkier textures soon. She’s such an enthusiastic eater so I know it’s going to be fun!xx

Louise Love

We like to sing when we eat and all positive songs about different food types. Also love to have bright colourful plates and cutlery to get his attention. When we take food off we see what picture is underneath, its great!

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